UNSPSC 50351708: Frozen organic lacatan bananas

The variety of organic bananas known as organic lacatan bananas that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50351708 Frozen organic lacatan bananas is a Commodity code that in state and local procurement appears primarily within broader grocery and produce solicitations for school nutrition programs rather than as a standalone product line. Recent activity shows the code embedded in multi-thousand-line-item food service contracts where frozen bananas represent one among many fruit and vegetable options, typically subject to USDA Buy American provisions (51% domestic agricultural content), whole-grain and nutrition standards compliance, HACCP food safety planning, and National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program funding. State and local buyers soliciting under this code are almost exclusively school districts and boards of education—Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Douglas County School System among the active issuers—along with one state-level opportunity from the State of Georgia. The work entails bulk delivery of frozen produce to central warehouses and individual school sites on firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges, accompanied by blind product testing, nutritional labeling compliance, and vendor liability insurance of $500,000 to $2,000,000 depending on the district's requirements.

Recent activity clusters heavily in Georgia and Missouri school districts. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases IFB BNB052266 for over 1,100 line items of grocery items (due June 30, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education IFB SN002-2027 for fresh produce across 200+ items (due June 26, 2026), and the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts across two geographic areas with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million to $1.1 million by region (due March 4, 2026). The Rockwood R-VI School District solicitation (due April 29, 2026) encompassed over 900 line items with approximately 6,900 daily lunch and 900 daily breakfast participants. Contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 with renewal options, and most districts award on a line-item basis to allow multiple vendors. No incumbent vendors are identified in the recent opportunities, and no set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises appear in the available documents.